The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14
and daughter of Washington, ID. c., were in
town last week.


MAN. Office in Metcalfs block, over Blake's
store. - The fall term of Norwich Uni
versity opened last Thursday with q larger
attendance than for some years. the number
already enrolled being forty-seven. -
The reservoir on the common was cleaned
and repaired last week. a wheelbarrow
which was taken from j. M. Temple in July
of last year was found in it and three fish,
which had not been taken, out of the large
number which were formerly placed there.
- A pole is being put up on the east
end of the main part of the depot building
for the signal flags. - Captain Richard
Andrews and wife, who are in poor health,
have gone to Freeman Reeds, near the Cen
ter, to stay through the winter 80 NJ A.
Howe went last week to Terre Haute, Ind,
where he has the position of civil engineering
in Rose Polytechnic Institute. 80 Mrs.
Gordon Bushnell of Fitchburgh, Mass, and
Miss Abbie Newcomb of Waitstield are Wis
iting at G. A. Edgertons. =- Sergeant
Cox returned last week from q short vaca-
ton and brought with him wife from Som
erville, Mass. They have taken rooms
with Mrs Whittemore on Central street.
- Mrs G.. A. Edgerton, with a nephew
and niece, started Friday for Brooklyn.
- Mrs G. H. Richmond returned Fri
day to her home in Brooklyn. - DR..
and Mrs Nichols and Miss jackson re-
turned home last week. - Mrs. NJ. j.
Johnston has gone to Detroit, Mimi, to
spend the winter with her son, G.. NJ
Johnston, lawyer at that place -
Miss Jennie wilmot returned last week
from Hampton Beach, n II.
Plainfield.
l.. KNAPP has purchased the residence
owned by Burt j. Sayton. 60 Rev. A.
A. Hoyt of Bristol, II. l., was in town last
Monday, visiting his brothers, O. l.. and
f. &. Hoyt. - B. c. Leazer has sold his
small barn to H. f. Cutler 1t is to be
moved on to land back of II. E. Cutters
residence and will be used by him for a
storehouse. - Several from this place
are attending the state fair at Burlington
this week. - G.. ID. Kidder and j. Ryan
loaded potatoes at this depot last Saturday.
Price paid, forty-tve cents per bushel.
Farmers complain of very small yield by
reason of rot
Roxbury.
w. b. ORCUTT and u. s. Stanton were at
Hyde Park and Bevidere last week on busi-
ness connected with the estate of the late
Rev. Alden Ladd. - Z. o. Baker the
telegraph operator at the station here, has
gone to Burlington and is succeeded by
Mr.. Flynn of Georgia. - DIR. Fiske and
family and Mrs. Averll are visiting friends
at TicOnderoga, n. Y. - DIR. and Mrs.
w. ii. Richardson of New York are board
ing at George Royce's 60 Mrs. John
Flint is quite seriously i'll. - A match
game of ball between the Bachelors and
the Benedicts, last Saturday, resulted in
victory for the former by score of fifty
seven to thirty-three. - Alexis Martell
of Aver junction, Mass, was in town last
week.
East Roxbury.
Mrs. CHARLES ALLEN died last Sunday
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
Elder L. II. Brigham of Warren officiating
- Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Allen of Con-
cord, \. H., and Croydon o. Allen and wife
of Wallingford were called here last week
to attend the funeral of their mother. -
To, pAl. nF II ~
visited relatives and friends here last week
- A. j. Ladd is running his threshing
machine. He reports a light yield of grain
this fall. - Mrs John Henry and daugh-
ter of Northfeld spent several days recently
with her son Hiram. - Mr.. and Mrs. f.
j. Eastman of Northfeld are visiting here
with their friends. - All our farmers
report an abundance of rotten potatoes.
Waitsfield.
The long-feared frost made its appearance
Saturday night. Many fields of corn are
not yet cut. - Orin Joslin last year had
the misfortune to lose both of his horses by
their running off the bridge at his barn
Another horse was INJURED at the fair last
week and will have to be killed. - Miss
Carrie Green has had to leave her school on
account of poor health Mrs. Carrie Josin
is to take her place. - Otis Wallis last
week refused an offer of S275 for his gelding
trotter. - II. G.. Barnes of Walpole, y.
H., was in town last week and purchased
some of Mr.. Houses Devon stock.
Warren.
REV. E. S. FIsKE commenced his labors in
this place last Sunday. Mrs Martha
Divoll is called West on account of the ill
ness of her daughter. - Henry Brown
has sold his house in the village to " V.
Miner. - Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce of
Chelsea, Mass, are spending few weeks
with friends in town. - Alice Pratt is
attending school in Bristol. 60 Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Eldredge are visiting friends in
Crown Point, n. Y, Mr. Eldredge will take
in the state fair at Burlington.
Waterbury.
AT the fair last Wednesday a Mr.. II.
Daniels from Montpelier took the bits from
his horses mouth to let it drink on the fair
grounds, when the horse took fright and
ran with the carriage, in which We're Mrs.
Daniels and Mrs Nichols of Middlesex.
Both were thrown out and the horse, lash
ing into the crowd came into collision with
another carriage. Both vehicles We're de-
moiShed and the horse was soon caught.
Mrs. Daniels sustained severe bruise on
her head and Mrs. Nichols a confusion on
the arm and her face was badly bruised,
and both ladies were badly shaken up. No
bones were broken, and what for moment
seemed likely TO be fatal in its effects al
most miraculously ended much less seriously.
Waterbury Center.
HENRY MONTAGUE of Middlesex and Rev.
f. Fulsom and wife of Fairfax visited at
j. O. Freemans last week. - Fred
Town had the misfortune to cut off the
foretinger of his left hand while cutting
corn. - Mrs. NJ. A. Hopkins and
Mrs. l.. A. Clark are delegates to the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union con-
vention at Woodstock this week. - Mr..
and Mrs Holton of Wells River visited at
G. b. Clark's last week. - Mrs. Matilda
Lyon has returned home from her visit to
Vergennes, - Mrs. n. l.. Demertt goes
to Danbury, Ct, to-day Wednesday, TO
visit her mother. - George, son of Rev.
III. Webster, is home from a business trip
South and West. - Last Saturday Pro-
fessor Marsh and +. n. Smith, with friends
from st. Albans, went to Mount Mansfield
- Mrs. Woodwork of Underhill is vis-
iting her son, e. NJ. Woodwork of this
place. - Our school district is fortunate
in again securing the services of its
former teacher, Miss Mary n. Cressey. Miss
Cressey is doing an excellent work and
should be retained as long as possible
- Miss Jessie Ashley has a class in
painting at the Seminary, Miss Bennett not
being able to return. - Mrs. Stearns
Lawrence and her daughter Hattie of St.
Johnsbury visited Mrs. George Oakland
and other friends last week. 80 James
p. Stone and daughter of Berkshire have
been visiting in this place the past week
80 The next meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
with Miss Colley next Tuesday evening. A
good attendance is desired. - Mr. and